Open AccessThe Importance of Students Engaging in Anti-Racism Education: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Adam Paul Heaton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of educational research (los angeles. online)/world journal of educational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-9771
pISSN - 2333-5998
DOI - 10.22158/wjer.v6n2p349
Subject(s) - racism , anti racism , racial bias , sociology , gender studies , pedagogy , psychology
While adults generally acknowledge that children are susceptible by what they see and hear in their social surrounds, many do not believe children can be shaped by racist discourse. Based on anti-racism learning outcomes achieved among two cohorts of 12-14-year-old Grade Eight students—the entirety of who initially held racist perspectives of Aboriginal Australians, this paper argues the need for schools to engage all students in anti-racism education.